Passengers
were terrified as the Airbus 320 was over Macclesfield, came in to land at
Manchester Airport when people on board noticed something whiz past the
left-hand side of the plane.
Pilots and
passengers were mystified to see a ‘flying man’ shoot past the aircraft less
than 100m away, with pilots saying nothing appeared on the radar and further
checks failing to show any paragliders, parachutists or balloonists in the
area.
‘They first
sighted the object a few hundred metres in the 11 o’clock position 200 to 300ft
above,’ said the Airprox Board, which deals with near-misses.
‘It passed
down the left-hand side of the aircraft at 100 to 200m.
‘The crew
only saw it fleetingly, there was no time to take avoiding action and they
based their assumptions on it being a person under a canopy. But neither can remember
seeing a canopy.’
Despite the
incident happening on 13 June, investigators have failed to yield any real
results about the man, who has been dubbed the ‘Macclesfield Superman’.
‘It’s a
complete and utter mystery,’ aviation expert Chris Yates told MailOnline.
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